Noodle Bowl — Restaurant in Baton Rouge

So this place is very interesting because they mix elements of American and Korean and even Japanese into the food here. Definitely the most authentic Chinese, Cantonese, spot Baton Rouge has seen though not every item is authentic in the menu. Really reminds me of China town, although not perfect, but it’s there.

Service was great, they made sure our drinks were full. Kinda funny we had to ask for chopsticks though since the default utensil was forks.

Had the spicy fried pork, which was basically the Chinese-Korean tangsuyuk, but only missing the sweet and sour sauce. It was well fried, crispy, and came out piping hot. Covered with a bunch of diced peppers, and was quite affordable for $8. Would like it to be spicier though.

The spicy beef salad, which was liangban niurou, was quite good and eaten cold and is a good appetizer with a large portion for $8. Extremely good deal. Also would’ve liked this to be spicier.

Rolled beef, which was jiangbing, was also decent and well worth the price of $8 for the large portion. The outside exterior was crisp and textured, but could use some more pickled vegetables or some sort of extra vegetables to contrast and enhance the filling. It definitely needs a dipping sauce of hoisin, or something extra, but I can’t complain for that price and portion.

Also ordered the lan zhou beef noodle soup and knife cut noodles. Both were good, especially the texture of the noodles. While the lab zhou beef noodles were excellent, the knife cut noodles were by far my favorite, as well as more filling and more flavorful. The lan Zhou beef noodle soup, for frame of reference, is the Chinese equivalent to Vietnamese pho, so it’s a very clean and light soup. The knife cut noodle soup had a richer flavor, and if you add one scoop of chili oil, it elevates it to another level. The portion size of the noodles in both bowls is generous, with the knife cut noodles being something I would order again and again because of the flavor and how filling it was.

Avoid the soup dumplings, xiao long bao, that tasted borderline inedible, and the texture makes it seem like something they pulled out the freezer and steamed, but not the high quality kind of frozen soup dumplings, because these were terrible and probably the most offensive thing I’ve ever eaten at a Chinese spot, and I don’t like to waste food, but I would rather throw it in the trash than eat it. I had to spit it out after one bite. This was nothing at all like xiao long bao. It was probably microwaved because the texture was tough too.

All in all, very good value and some excellent options to eat here. While not everything might be to the same level as the knife cut noodles, it is worth it to come here and try the food.

Definitely coming here again, or...

Returned 8-11-25 for a 2nd try.

Items that were said to be available next time are still not available. Some menus are marked up with permanent markers still, while others are not. So it's a guessing game on what's available on the menu.

Portion size of the bowl shrunk for the kids bowl, and the hand pull noodles were not the same as before.

Soft opening- Hand-pulled noodles were fresh.

The couple of broths we tried had a nicr subtle herbal flavor.

Some items weren't available yet.

Some tells, that this place might be legitimate asian restaurant?

Grass is uncut, Menu has permanent marker markings on it starting week. When you walk into the restaurant you will stand aimlessly waiting for a couple minutes... then 5 different people will great you asking how many... then disappear for a few more mins. AC is malfunctioning but fans are provided.

Give it a couple weeks so they can iron out their shortcomings.

Will give it another shot and update review in a couple...

Went on a Sunday after church. Started with edamame. Husband got sweet & sour noodle bowl. I got shrimp & chicken hibachi plate. I had wanted shrimp or chicken vermicelli bowl, but it was not an option. I had also wanted green or jasmine tea, but neither are offered. Edamame was dry and had apparently been sitting a while… disappointing. Husband’s noodles were great, but the broth needed more flavor. However, it was a good value. Hibachi plate was a mixed bag. Fried rice was absolutely flavorless. Proteins were well cooked and tasty. Vegetables were run of the mill. The meal was a lot of food for the price, so would be a good choice for someone who was hungry and looking for “okay” food. They were very busy and unfortunately served my husband’s meal about ten minutes before mine arrived. The restaurant was very loud as well, but it was enjoyable to see them hand pulling the noodles through the kitchen window. We do regularly go out for Asian food, but I’m not sure if we will...